Antonio Argilés Antón (31 December 1931 – 21 August 1990) was a Spanish footballer. He played for RCD Espanyol during all his career, and he is still the most used player at Espanyol with 301 La Liga games.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Argilés Antón | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Terrassa, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 21 August 1990 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Terrassa, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1946–1949 | Terrassa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1950 | Terrassa | ||
| 1950–1964 | Espanyol | 301 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1953–1956 | Spain B | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1965 | Manresa | ||
| 1965–1967 | Badalona | ||
| 1967–1968 | Sant Andreu | ||
| 1968–1969 | Espanyol | ||
| Tarragona | |||
| Badalona | |||
| Europa | |||
| Hospitalet | |||
| Bufalà | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Terrassa, Argilés began playing football in the youth system of local side Terrassa FC. In October 1950, he joined RCD Espanyol where he would play as a right-wing defender. Argilés was a fixture in Espanyol's lineup from his debut,[1] featuring for the club in the 1957 Copa del Generalísimo Final.[2] He left the club after it was relegated at the end of the 1961–62 La Liga season.[3] Argilés re-joined Espanyol for the 1963–64 La Liga season, which would be his last year playing professional football.[4]
After he retired from playing, Argilés became a football coach. He managed Espanyol,[5] CF Badalona, Gimnàstic de Tarragona, CE Europa, CE L'Hospitalet and Bufalà.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Argilés confía en el triunfo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 17 October 1954.
- ^ "La Gran Final de Copa" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 June 1957.
- ^ a b "Argilés: se fue el gran capitán" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 22 August 1990.
- ^ "Con el numero 2: Argilés" (in Spanish). Pericos on Radio Marca. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Argilés espectador en Madrid...y en Sarria" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 13 December 1968.
External links
edit- Antonio Argilés at BDFutbol
- Antonio Argilés manager profile at BDFutbol
- RCD Espanyol profile (in Spanish)
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